3 files changed, 33 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/LibraryRootFolder.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/LibraryRootFolder.cs
index 93f126f..ec62ed2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/LibraryRootFolder.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/LibraryRootFolder.cs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Cache
         {
             InventoryItemBase item = new InventoryItemBase();
             item.Owner = libOwner;
-            item.Creator = libOwner;
+            item.CreatorId = libOwner.ToString();
             item.ID = inventoryID;
             item.AssetID = assetID;
             item.Description = description;
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Cache
         {
             InventoryItemBase item = new InventoryItemBase();
             item.Owner = libOwner;
-            item.Creator = libOwner;
+            item.CreatorId = libOwner.ToString();
             item.ID = new UUID(config.GetString("inventoryID", ID.ToString()));
             item.AssetID = new UUID(config.GetString("assetID", item.ID.ToString()));
             item.Folder = new UUID(config.GetString("folderID", ID.ToString()));
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Capabilities/Caps.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Capabilities/Caps.cs
index 1423e3a..a2e8042 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Capabilities/Caps.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Capabilities/Caps.cs
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Capabilities
             llsdItem.type = Enum.GetName(typeof(AssetType), invItem.AssetType).ToLower();
             llsdItem.inv_type = Enum.GetName(typeof(InventoryType), invItem.InvType).ToLower();
             llsdItem.permissions = new LLSDPermissions();
-            llsdItem.permissions.creator_id = invItem.Creator;
+            llsdItem.permissions.creator_id = invItem.CreatorIdAsUuid;
             llsdItem.permissions.base_mask = (int)invItem.CurrentPermissions;
             llsdItem.permissions.everyone_mask = (int)invItem.EveryOnePermissions;
             llsdItem.permissions.group_id = UUID.Zero;
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Capabilities
 
             InventoryItemBase item = new InventoryItemBase();
             item.Owner = m_agentID;
-            item.Creator = m_agentID;
+            item.CreatorId = m_agentID.ToString();
             item.ID = inventoryItem;
             item.AssetID = asset.FullID;
             item.Description = assetDescription;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/InventoryItemBase.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/InventoryItemBase.cs
index 21683c4..ae3777c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/InventoryItemBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/InventoryItemBase.cs
@@ -53,8 +53,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         /// <summary>
         /// The creator of this item
         /// </summary>
-        private UUID _creator;
+        private string m_creatorId = String.Empty;
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The creator of this item expressed as a UUID
+        /// </summary>
+        private UUID m_creatorIdAsUuid = UUID.Zero;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        ///
+        /// </summary>        
         private uint _nextPermissions;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -129,10 +137,27 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             set { _folder = value; }
         }
 
-        public UUID Creator
+        /// <value>
+        /// The creator ID
+        /// </value>        
+        public string CreatorId
+        {
+            get { return m_creatorId; }
+            set 
+            { 
+                m_creatorId = value;
+                
+                // For now, all IDs are UUIDs
+                UUID.TryParse(m_creatorId, out m_creatorIdAsUuid);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        /// <value>
+        /// The creator ID expressed as a UUID
+        /// </value>
+        public UUID CreatorIdAsUuid
         {
-            get { return _creator; }
-            set { _creator = value; }
+            get { return m_creatorIdAsUuid; }
         }
 
         public string Description